China's Space Program Thread II

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OrienSpace has unveiled a new engine at Zhuhai Airshow: Force-110 (原力-110) LOX/Kerosene engine. Specs are as follow:

Thrust (sea-level): 110 tons
Specific impulse (sea-level): 285s
Thrust (vacuum): 122 tons
Specific impulse (vacuum): 313s
Thrust adjustment range: 40 to 110%
Thrust-to-weight ratio of 170

 

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Tianhui's booth at Zhuhai Airshow, where the company showed off scale models of its three engines.

More images from Tianhui's booth at Zhuhai.

 

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Galactic Energy's Ceres-2 breaks cover (second from the left). It has a diameter of 2.6m.

Galatic Energy debuts Ceres-2 and Pallas-2 launch vehicles at Zhuhai Airshow.

Ceres-2 is a 100-ton four-stage commercial launch vehicle:
– Three solid stages + Liquid upper stage
– Fairing diameter: 2.35m or 2.9m
– Take-off weight: 98 tons
– Payload capacity: 1.6 tons to LEO

Pallas-2 heavy reusable launch vehicle:
– Diameter: 3.8m
– Length: 66m
– Fairing diameter: 5.2m
– Takeoff weight: 1196 tons
– Takeoff thrust: 1600 tons
– Payload capacity: 30 tons to LEO (@200km)
– Optional Eros upper stage for deep space exploration